Re: [Fwbuilder-discussion] Rename interface

[Vadim K. <va...@ne...>]

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Dick Middleton <di...@fo...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>        I'm trying to rename a vlan interface from eth0.5 to br0.5 and I get
> this
> complaint:
>
> br0.5 looks like the name of a vlan interface but doesn't match the name of
> the parent interface.
>
> The main interface is br0.
>
>
is interface eth0.5 a child of br0 or eth0 interface object at the moment
when you try to rename it ?


> I'm still using 4.2.2 (debian sid), sorry :(
>
>
I do not remember if it was added in 4.2.2 or later, but look in the global
preferences dialog, tab "Objects" and see if there is a sub-tab "Interface"
in there. If it exists in your copy, then it should have a checkbox that
turns this check off.



> As background it seems there is a bug in the net driver that stop it
> working
> properly if the vlan is attached to the real interface rather than adding
> it
> to the bridge.   (And I've spent all day trying to figure it out :( ).
>
>
please provide more details about this.

--vk